Corrosion
By: Spiritofdawolf
Summary: When a shady new villain 'organization' on the rise sets out to capture Perry and recruit him as one of their own, everyone he knows will have to band together to free him. But it won't be an easy road. This new threat is more powerful than they imagine and there just might be a possibility that they may lose him for good. Will his family and friends, including his nemesis, be able to save him or is Perry doomed to the darkness?
AN: This is just the first story of a saga I'm calling "Caliginosity". I wanted to try something involving a hero falling into darkness and needing to be rescued. I plan for it to be a little on the intense side and dramatic. So, its rated what it's rated for a reason.
The 2nd dimension will get involved in the matter later on in the story to try and help everyone out. For the most part I have the main gist of the storyline plotted out.
My one-shot "Something's not Right" is supposed to be based off of this plotline.
-This is just a small piece before the prologue to give people a bit of an idea as to what will end up happening to him. As fans of the show, I'm sure we all know how devoted Perry is to the people he cares about. Makes what's going to happen to him all the more sad.
The next update/chapter will be the prologue itself. Followed soon after by chapter one.
The ending bit of "When the Walls Crack" will be deciphered by italics at the end of the prologue.
I'll try to update with the prologue soon. I'm still struggling a little with the beginning, so please bear with me if you can.
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When the walls Crack
On the outside I may be a tough dignified cookie so to speak, but inside I was a marshmallow. A marshmallow encased in a hard protective coating.
For years the training I received through the OWCA has helped me develop a walled fortress around my heart. A barrier that protected it from being invaded. I was told never to let my guard down in the presence of evil; to always keep my walls up to avoid my vulnerabilities from being exposed to my enemies.
But what happens if the wall starts to crack? Sooner or later this job of mine would lead me to face an evil I couldn't face alone.
In this crazy world we live in, it's bound to happen eventually. But the haunting part of that theory is that it could happen to me.
I was mortified that my other dimension self had had so much taken from him. His body, his heart, his mind. Granted that adventure had ended with 2 of the 3 being restored to him, it still pains me to think of what my alternate self had to suffer. To become more machine than animal.
How he'd never have his normal life or body for that matter, back. Deep down my heart had gone out to him.
There couldn't possibly be anything worse than being enslaved as someone's property and losing your free will.
So, what happens if the wall cracks? Your insecurity shines through. And if the crack is large enough, your identity can be invaded. Once that happens it's almost impossible to get back.
Then before you know it, you're a mindless minion who wants nothing more than to live up to your invader's expectations and not let them down no matter what lines are crossed.
The line between truth and lies becomes blurred and eventually nonexistent. It no longer matters anymore. You care nothing of the past even if you remember it. You care nothing of the truth even if you know it. And soon enough all that's left is the evil that swallowed your mind.
You're too far gone now to be saved…..or are you? My boys used to say that nothing is impossible if you put your heart into repairing it. It is also said that if there's evil some form of good will rise against it and possibly win.
If this is indeed true, then Godspeed. May good always win and evil fall.
If that day comes may I be prepared. I couldn't bear to lose everyone that mattered the most to me. I'd do anything to keep them safe. Anything.
